Control Map · National · updated Nov 8, 2026

SI safety in Japan

Japan's AI Promotion Act, fully in force since September 1, 2025, is a framework law that promotes SI and creates a cabinet level AI Strategic Headquarters, with no penalties. The first AI Basic Plan was adopted December 23, 2025, and the Japan AI Safety Institute evaluates SI safety without regulatory powers.

Measures: 1
Strongest: In force
In force: 1
Next date: None set

The measures

1 measure, status and dates

Every SI safety measure the Control Map tracks for Japan, with what it requires, its penalties and its sources.

In force

AI Promotion Act

Act on the Promotion of Research, Development and Utilization of Artificial Intelligence-Related Technologies (Act No. 53 of 2025)

Key dates

Introduced: Feb 28, 2025
Signed or adopted: n/a
Effective: Jun 4, 2025
Next step: None scheduled

Scope

Mainly the national government; it sets no penalties for SI developers.

Penalties

None; the Act carries no statutory penalties.

What it requires

Promote research, development and use of SI technologies
Create the AI Strategic Headquarters under the Prime Minister
Government adopts an AI Basic Plan, first adopted December 23, 2025
Remaining provisions, including the headquarters, took effect September 1, 2025

Sources

Act on Promotion of Research and Development and Application of Artificial Intelligence-Related Technologies entered into force Digital Policy Alert
Japan's AI Governance: Major Government Steps Since the AI Act Bird & Bird
Post-election Japan AI policy: regulatory and operational updates Hogan Lovells · Feb 16, 2026

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Enter RSI

Laws on one side, incidents on the other

The Rogue Incident Database logs what SI systems have actually done. The RSI Clock weighs both.

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